Campfire: Tales of the Strange and Unsettling

Campfire: Tales of the Strange and Unsettling

The study of the paranormal has a long, fascinating, and controversial history. Best friends and hosts Ryan and Jordan explore the depths of metaphysical phenomena, ufology, cryptozoology, and all manor of unsolved mysteries through a time-honored tradition: the campfire story. If you’re fascinated by all things Fortean; if you love stories of ghosts, UFOs, cryptids, and the occult this show is for you.

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May 24, 2024 46 mins

Every Friday we pack our unanswered questions into the canoe and paddle across the lake to see if our friend, The Village Tarot Witch can help us get to the bottom of this!

Black Eyed Kids are a legend of paranormal creatures that resemble children between the ages of six and sixteen. These creatures with pale skin and black eyes have reportedly been seen hitchhiking, panhandling, or at the doorsteps of residential homes. That’s jus...

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Black Eyed Kids are a legend of paranormal creatures that resemble children between the ages of six and sixteen. These creatures with pale skin and black eyes have reportedly been seen hitchhiking, panhandling, or at the doorsteps of residential homes. That’s just the beginning of the terror. Join us as we discuss one of the most horrifying legends to emerge in the last century. Are they ghosts? Alien hybrids? Vampires? Demon...

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Every Friday we pack our unanswered questions into the canoe and paddle across the lake to see if our friend, The Village Tarot Witch can help us get to the bottom of this!

This week, we return to one of the most terrifying homes in the US; purportedly the Bellaire House in Ohio. Residents, guests, and neighbors have made allegations of paranormal phenomena such as apparitions, curses, psychic assaults, and ghoulish brutality ...

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This week, we return to one of the most terrifying homes in the US; purportedly the Bellaire House in Ohio. Residents, guests, and neighbors have made allegations of paranormal phenomena such as apparitions, curses, psychic assaults, and ghoulish brutality almost since it was built in 1847. This week, we’re diving in with both feet into one of the most notorious hauntings in the history of Ohio.

 

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Every Friday we pack our unanswered questions into the canoe and paddle across the lake to see if our friend, The Village Tarot Witch can help us get to the bottom of this!

This week, we return to the truly tragic death of Cindy James. After seven long years of supposed stalking, a series of brutal assaults, and near-constant harassing phone calls, she was found dead behind an abandoned house in Richmond, British Columbia. Unf...

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May 7, 2024 130 mins

This week, we return to the truly tragic death of Cindy James. After seven long years of supposed stalking, a series of brutal assaults, and near-constant harassing phone calls, she was found dead behind an abandoned house in Richmond, British Columbia. Unfortunately, the torment that she was enduring was systematically ignored by the police. It is a truly fascinating case study on the effect of established mental health conditions...

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Every Friday we pack our unanswered questions into the canoe and paddle across the lake to see if our friend, The Village Tarot Witch can help us get to the bottom of this!

In 1962, a car rolled off the Chrysler assembly line that would lead to untold amounts of suffering. This particular Dodge 330 would come be known as the Golden Eagle. Over the course of 40 years this vehicle would be connected to the deaths of over 30 peop...

Every Friday we pack our unanswered questions into the canoe and paddle across the lake to see if our friend, The Village Tarot Witch can help us get to the bottom of this!

This week, we’re discussing a peculiar case from 1994 in Celina, Texas. Following the tragic loss of their beloved son, Travis and Olivia Mabel went their separate ways. Travis moved to Boston in hopes of moving forward, but Olivia went inside. Receding fro...

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April 23, 2024 69 mins

In an effort to continue to answer our unanswered questions through Camp Divination, we are returning to one of strangest haunted object cases that we have covered thus far. In 1962, a car rolled off the Chrysler assembly line that would lead to untold amounts of suffering. This particular Dodge 330 would come be known as the Golden Eagle. Over the course of 40 years this vehicle would be connected to the deaths of over 30 pe...

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In an effort to continue to answer our unanswered questions through Camp Divination, we are returning to one of our favorite cases that takes place in 1994 in Celina, Texas. Following the tragic loss of their beloved son, Travis and Olivia Mabel went their separate ways. Travis moved to Boston in hopes of moving forward, but Olivia went inside. Receding from the world in a four year period of grief-stricken seclusion that would cul...

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April 12, 2024 55 mins

Every Friday we pack our unanswered questions into the canoe and paddle across the lake to see if our friend, The Village Tarot Witch can help us get to the bottom of this!


In 1892 the Berger family moved into their new Victorian home with high hopes for their future. Unfortunately, their time was cut short when a fire erupted in the upper level of the home, taking with it most of the house and the family itself. Shortly a...

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April 9, 2024 62 mins

In 1892 the Berger family moved into their new Victorian home with high hopes for their future. Unfortunately, their time was cut short when a fire erupted in the upper level of the home, taking with it most of the house and the family itself. Shortly after, a new family moved in. It wasn't long before they received more than they had bargained for when the family patriarch's personality changed almost instantly; no longer ...

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Every Friday we pack our unanswered questions into the canoe and paddle across the lake to see if our friend, The Village Tarot Witch can help us get to the bottom of this!


Just 25 miles southeast of Chicago, Gary, Indiana is an post-industrial city on the shores of Lake Michigan. This week’s tale is one of terror, economic strife, and demonic possession. The Ammons family experienced fly infestations, disembodied children...

April 2, 2024 69 mins

This week, we return to one of the more intense stories that is from our very own home state of Indiana. In an effort to continue to restore some of our older episodes to our current format, we have remastered the story, added sound design, new music, and updated the debrief. Don't miss it!

Just 25 miles southeast of Chicago, Gary, Indiana is an post-industrial city on the shores of Lake Michigan. This week’s tale is one of terr...

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Every Friday we pack our unanswered questions into the canoe and paddle across the lake to see if our friend, The Village Tarot Witch can help us get to the bottom of this!


In December of 1980, Betty Cash and Vickie Landrum witnessed something incredible. Something that they would instantly recognize as a craft from another world. Unfortunately, this incredible experience led to a marked downturn in both of their lives.m. ...

March 26, 2024 61 mins

In December of 1980, Betty Cash and Vickie Landrum witnessed something incredible. Something that they would instantly recognize as a craft from another world. Unfortunately, this incredible experience led to a marked downturn in both of their lives.m. Uncharacteristically for such UFO reports, this event resulted in civil court proceedings. This is a wild and tragic story. Don’t miss it. 


Campfire: Tales of the Strange and Unse...

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Every Friday we pack our unanswered questions into the canoe and paddle across the lake to see if our friend, The Village Tarot Witch can help us get to the bottom of this!


In February of 1978 five friends attended a basketball game at UC Davis. After a great evening watching their favorite team win, something caused their lives to take an unexpected turn. It’s what caused that turn that remains a mystery. Join us as we ex...

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March 19, 2024 73 mins

This week, we are returning to one of our favorite mysteries. We have remastered the episode, updated music, SFX, and cleaned up the debrief. This is an incredible episode and you will not want to miss it.

In February of 1978 five friends attended a basketball game at UC Davis. After a great evening watching their favorite team win, something caused their lives to take an unexpected turn. It’s what caused that turn that remains a m...

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Every Friday we pack our unanswered questions into the canoe and paddle across the lake to see if our friend, The Village Tarot Witch can help us get to the bottom of this!


At midday on December 13, 2009, Steven Koecher (born November 1, 1979) parked at the end of a cul-de-sac in the Anthem neighborhood of Henderson, Nevada United States, and got out of his car, an action recorded on a nearby home's securi...

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At midday on December 13, 2009, Steven Koecher (born November 1, 1979) parked at the end of a cul-de-sac in the Anthem neighborhood of Henderson, Nevada United States, and got out of his car, an action recorded on a nearby home's security camera. After returning shortly afterwards, Koecher retrieved an unknown object from the vehicle and walked away, with another security camera capturing his reflection in a car window. He has ...

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